Over the course of the next few months, I'm counting down 100 of my favorite Houston dishes. I chose some because they are such quintessential Houston creations, others for their cultural or historical significance, and others because they are just so damn tasty. Share your own nominations in the comments.

#44 Steak Tikka at Himalaya at 59 and Hillcroft

The seasoning blend on this grilled skirt steak dish at Himalaya contains the meat tenderizer made from natural enzymes from the papaya-just like most fajita recipes. There's also lots of pepper, cumin, garlic and other spices in the Mexican masala. It's one of those wacky Houston fusion dishes that appeals to our peculiar culinary sensibility. Kaiser, the head chef at Himalaya on Hillcroft, calls his spicy Indo-Pakistani fajita dish "steak tikka" on the menu. But he doesn't care if you call them Pakistani fajitas.

Kaiser loves Mexican food almost as much as he loves Pakistani and Indian cuisine. And Houstonians already eat Korean barbecue fajitas and Vietnamese fajitas -- so why not? Try these on some hot flatbread with refried yellow lentils.